Builders’ Merchants’ Q2 sales: A tale of resilience and recovery The BMBI results for Quarter 2 show the phenomenal resilience of the sector in action. April, May and June couldn’t… Read more
Malcolm Gough, Group Sales & Marketing Director Talasey Group is BMBI’s Expert for Natural Stone Landscaping Products, Vitrified Paving & Artificial Grass. The start of Q2 was hit by lockdown,… Read more
Jeff House, Head of External Affairs Baxi Heating UK (incorporating Heatrae Sadia) is BMBI’s Expert for Water Heating. We live in strange and uncertain times. As expected, the impact of… Read more
Neil Hargreaves, Managing Director Knauf Insulation is BMBI’s Expert for Mineral Wool Insulation. Like everybody, we’ve adapted to a ‘new normal’ over the past few months. Our commercial team have… Read more
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. Looking at Q2 2020 in isolation, the steep sales growth curve is what start-up businesses dream of. However,… Read more
Kevin Morgan, Group Commercial Director The Crystal Group is BMBI’s Expert for PVC-U Windows & Doors. If there was one lesson we learned in the last few months, it’s that… Read more
Jim Blanthorne Managing Director of Keylite Roof Windows is BMBI’s Expert for Roof Windows. Our professional and personal lives have been massively impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, posing unexpected challenges… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. At the peak of the Covid-19 lockdown the trade market almost completely shut down, while the consumer… Read more
Mike Tattam, Sales & Marketing Director Lakes is BMBI’s Expert for Shower Enclosures & Showering. Lockdown had a dramatic effect on all areas of construction. But after the initial shock… Read more
Andrew Simpson, Packed Products Director Hanson Cement is BMBI’s Expert for Cement & Aggregates. Quarter 2, 2020 will be remembered and talked about for years to come as the UK… Read more
Launched in 2015, the award winning monthly Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report is the only reliable measure of repair, maintenance & improvement (RMI) activity in the UK. Filling an important gap, it can be widely used in construction, and by economists, Government, national media, commentators and influencers outside the industry.
